What do I know about Google Earth and Voicethread? Not very much
Have I presented material about Google Earth and Voicethread before? No I have not
Do I understand what I have to do? Is there anything I don’t understand about this activity?
I understand everything
What skills and knowledge will I be using? Google earth and Voicethread
Identify What is the task?
What do I want to accomplish in creating a presentation? How do I want to interest others in my topic? I want to have coll movies and a great tour
What do I need in order to do this? What materials do I have? What resources do I need? Should I do more research on Google Earth and Voicethread? Voicethread and Google earth
Who will be looking at this work? How can I appeal to other students?
My teacher and other year 8 students
Are there examples of Google Earth and Voicethread posters or materials that I can look at?
Yes there are
What are the obstacles? What problems may happen?
I may not know how to use voicethread and google earth
Can I draw a diagram that will help me to visualise my work? Draw some rough ideas for posters. Kind of
Generate How many ideas can I think of?
List as many ideas as possible. Rome Collasium, Athens, Paris, America
What aspects of Google Earth and Voicethread interest me? What would I want to see on a poster? The places we have chosen and i like making the movies
Consider the advantages and disadvantages of each idea.
Are there any other subjects to consider? We might not be able to find the places that we want to do
What resources (books, websites, etc.) have I been provided with? Google earth, voicethread
What do other people think about this? Do others think I have a good idea? Yes I do think so
Decide Which is the best idea?
Which are the best ideas? Prioritise the 3-5 best ideas Twin towers, Greece, Tokyo stadium
Explain your reasons for choosing these. What are the arguments for and against each idea?
They have alot of photos on them and they are cool and interesting subjects
Which idea is the best one for completing the task? Which idea is best for accomplishing my goal? I have to do all of them
What is my plan? What are the steps to follow? Get my pictures, get my info, uload pictures, reord or type info , upload to google earth, upload onto sharepoint
How will I keep track of my progress? What are my milestones? I have a tick list
Possible list of steps: ·Research and gather material about my subject. ·Revise material and compose text for poster. ·Create graphics. ·Take pictures. Edit pictures. ·Assemble text and images into poster. ·Review poster and modify as needed.
Part Two – Implementing and Evaluating
TASC Process
Questions to consider
Implement Let’s do it!
Am I making progress through the plan? Yes we are
Am I doing this correctly? You may need to review your goal for this activity. Yes we are
Do I need to revise my plan? As you continue, you may discover facts that require changing the plan. Yes we do keep checking the criteria
Am I satisfied with the text/graphics/pictures that I have created? Yes we are very happy with what we have done
Evaluate How well did I do?
Did I complete the task as originally set out? Did I solve the problem? Yes I did
Is the text as interesting or informative as intended? Yes we do think it is
Are the graphics and images appealing? Yes we think that our pictures are very interesting
What have I done? I did the international side
What have I done really well? Is there anything that stands out as particularly good?
I think that my picturesare really cool
Is there anything that needs improvement? Should I go back and redo anything? Yes we think we could of done it quicker if we knew how to use the proggrammes
Am I ready to communicate my ideas or show/display my work to others? Is the poster ready to be shown to others? Yes we ARE
Communicate Let’s tell someone!
(You may have answered some of these questions early on during the planning stages.)
Who can I tell? Who is my audience?
Everyone who wants to look
What is the best way to present this to my audience? Upload it to sharepoint
How do I interest other students in my particular subject? Show them my work
Did I include the right text/graphics/images to inform and appeal to other students?Yes we think so
Learn from experience What have I learned?
If I had to start this activity all over again, how would I improve my performance? Would I change my work habits? Would I use a different subject or different design? Would I only make small changes?Yes i think i should have done this a bit more independently
How have I improved since that last time I worked on a similar task? We have not had a similar task
Have I learned anything about my subject or about appealing to others or about presenting information? We think it is a good idea to use google earth
Can I use that elsewhere? Yes we can
How has my thinking changed as a result of this work?I think that we could have done it more independently
What skills have I learned and developed? We have learnt how to use google earth and voice thread
Can these skills be applied to other subjects/activities? Yes we think so
What problems did I have to solve? Were there obstacles in developing ideas, researching material, or presenting the material? How were they overcome? I did not know how to use google earth and voice thread so we had to figure that out
How did I use the strengths of others to help me? We could ask them questions if we didn’t know something
TASC wheel
Google Earth and Voicethread
Part One – Planning
What do I know about this?
Have I presented material about Google Earth and Voicethread before? No I have not
Do I understand what I have to do? Is there anything I don’t understand about this activity?
I understand everything
What skills and knowledge will I be using? Google earth and Voicethread
What is the task?
What do I need in order to do this? What materials do I have? What resources do I need? Should I do more research on Google Earth and Voicethread? Voicethread and Google earth
Who will be looking at this work? How can I appeal to other students?
My teacher and other year 8 students
Are there examples of Google Earth and Voicethread posters or materials that I can look at?
Yes there are
What are the obstacles? What problems may happen?
I may not know how to use voicethread and google earth
Can I draw a diagram that will help me to visualise my work? Draw some rough ideas for posters. Kind of
How many ideas can I think of?
What aspects of Google Earth and Voicethread interest me? What would I want to see on a poster? The places we have chosen and i like making the movies
Consider the advantages and disadvantages of each idea.
Are there any other subjects to consider? We might not be able to find the places that we want to do
What resources (books, websites, etc.) have I been provided with? Google earth, voicethread
What do other people think about this? Do others think I have a good idea? Yes I do think so
Which is the best idea?
Explain your reasons for choosing these. What are the arguments for and against each idea?
They have alot of photos on them and they are cool and interesting subjects
Which idea is the best one for completing the task? Which idea is best for accomplishing my goal? I have to do all of them
What is my plan? What are the steps to follow? Get my pictures, get my info, uload pictures, reord or type info , upload to google earth, upload onto sharepoint
How will I keep track of my progress? What are my milestones? I have a tick list
Possible list of steps:
· Research and gather material about my subject.
· Revise material and compose text for poster.
· Create graphics.
· Take pictures. Edit pictures.
· Assemble text and images into poster.
· Review poster and modify as needed.
Part Two – Implementing and Evaluating
Let’s do it!
Am I doing this correctly? You may need to review your goal for this activity. Yes we are
Do I need to revise my plan? As you continue, you may discover facts that require changing the plan. Yes we do keep checking the criteria
Am I satisfied with the text/graphics/pictures that I have created? Yes we are very happy with what we have done
How well did I do?
Is the text as interesting or informative as intended? Yes we do think it is
Are the graphics and images appealing? Yes we think that our pictures are very interesting
What have I done? I did the international side
What have I done really well? Is there anything that stands out as particularly good?
I think that my pictures are really cool
Is there anything that needs improvement? Should I go back and redo anything? Yes we think we could of done it quicker if we knew how to use the proggrammes
Am I ready to communicate my ideas or show/display my work to others? Is the poster ready to be shown to others? Yes we ARE
Let’s tell someone!
Who can I tell? Who is my audience?
Everyone who wants to look
What is the best way to present this to my audience? Upload it to sharepoint
How do I interest other students in my particular subject? Show them my work
Did I include the right text/graphics/images to inform and appeal to other students?Yes we think so
What have I learned?
How have I improved since that last time I worked on a similar task? We have not had a similar task
Have I learned anything about my subject or about appealing to others or about presenting information? We think it is a good idea to use google earth
Can I use that elsewhere? Yes we can
How has my thinking changed as a result of this work? I think that we could have done it more independently
What skills have I learned and developed? We have learnt how to use google earth and voice thread
Can these skills be applied to other subjects/activities? Yes we think so
What problems did I have to solve? Were there obstacles in developing ideas, researching material, or presenting the material? How were they overcome? I did not know how to use google earth and voice thread so we had to figure that out
How did I use the strengths of others to help me? We could ask them questions if we didn’t know something
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